Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Easter Egg - Part 3

I am all finished stitching the Easter egg! 


I filled in the flower centers with french knots and then added some decorative french knots in the minty green floss:


My next Easter stitching is this bigger motif.  I always trace the pattern onto my fabric and I keep another copy of the pattern to look at while I trace.  I got everything all set up, started tracing and realized I was having such a hard time seeing the faint lines my transfer pen was leaving :(   You can hardly even see them in this picture:


I guess the "ink" in this poor pen has been all used up - I switched to a new pen and this looks sooo much better!


So easy to see!  I can't wait to get started on this one.  Any color suggestions?  I appreciate any ideas!
 


Speaking of color, for the Easter egg, here is a list of the floss colors I used:






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9 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 6, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    Oh, my good Lord! You are a great needdle artista, aren't you??? How can I imagine That Easter could be so beautiful??? Congrats, sweetie! Very, very well done!

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  2. l'alternativaMarch 6, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    E' un ricamo delizioso!!!!!!!!!!
    Emi

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  3. SparklyjoolsMarch 7, 2013 at 5:11 AM

    Lovely! Your designs always look so clean and fresh.

    Kim, I am fascinated about how you create your original design do you use something like Coreldraw? And do you use a light box for tracing? I am thinking about buying one after years of using the cheaper methods?

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  4. KimMarch 7, 2013 at 9:36 AM

    Hi Simone! :) Thank you!!!
    Emi - Grazie! Ho apprezzato cuciture questo :)
    Jules - Thank you! Yes I do use CorelDraw! I love it, it is a fantastic program. I have occasionally used a light box -it works well - but the light box I have is so tiny it is frustrating to use.

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  5. Angela LeeMarch 8, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    Kim, that is so sweet! The little flowers are just the right touch!

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  6. Bobbypin BanditMarch 8, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    The egg looks eggscelent! Haha! Sorry, I couldn't resist a little pun. Seriously, though, your finished egg looks very beautiful!

    I get so bummed when my pen runs out of ink. I just stopped using it an starting using pencil... eek! I should go buy more transfer pens.

    The Easter piece looks like it's going to look super cute stitched. I always think Easter things look good in pastels. I know that isn't groundbreaking... but I honestly think if you used a similar color palette as the egg, it would look just as good!

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  7. KimMarch 9, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Angela - Thank you!
    Kristen - Lol! Thank you :) I think anything Easter looks good in pastels too so I think I will use the same basic palette as this egg.

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  8. Silvia LGD (Little Green Doll)March 11, 2013 at 2:21 AM

    I love this Easter Egg!! :)) Have a nice week!

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  9. SaMarch 12, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    I always knew that i would look amazing once completed. :)

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